Hello, forum people.

I have an Acer Nitro 5
Model Number: AN515-55 Part Number: NH.Q7NSI.001
Motherboard: Compal GH51M LA-K861P Rev 1A with 1650 Ti graphics.

My laptop was working fine until I made a grave mistake of changing the thermal pad and paste because my laptop was getting old and pretty hot. After changing and successfully testing temperatures, I was shocked when I tried to connect my external display, a 1440p 75Hz monitor, to it. My display never showed up; it always said 'no signal.' I tried swapping the HDMI cable, using both source 1 and 2 on...